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33 At this, Isaac began to tremble violently. “Who then,” he asked, “hunted some game and brought it to me to eat before you arrived, so that I’ve blessed him? Indeed, he is blessed.”

34 When Esau realized[a] what his father Isaac was saying, he began to wail out loud bitterly. “Bless me,” he cried, “even me, too, my father!”

35 Isaac[b] replied, “Your brother came here deceitfully and stole your blessing.”

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 27:34 Lit. heard
  2. Genesis 27:35 Lit. Then he

33 Isaac trembled violently and said, “Who was it, then, that hunted game and brought it to me?(A) I ate it just before you came and I blessed him—and indeed he will be blessed!(B)

34 When Esau heard his father’s words, he burst out with a loud and bitter cry(C) and said to his father, “Bless(D) me—me too, my father!”

35 But he said, “Your brother came deceitfully(E) and took your blessing.”(F)

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